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Barnes, E.A.* ; Knutsen, C.* ; Kindt, A.S.D.* ; Che, X.* ; Ying, L.* ; Adams, E.* ; Gonzalez, E.* ; Oak, P.* ; Hilgendorff, A.* ; Alvira, C.M.* ; Cornfield, D.N.*

Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α in SM22α-Expressing Cells Modulates Alveolarization.

Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 69, 470-483 (2023)
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Worldwide, the incidence of both preterm births and chronic lung disease of infancy, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, remains high. Infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia have larger and fewer alveoli, a lung pathology that can persist into adulthood. Although recent data point to a role for hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in mediating pulmonary angiogenesis and alveolarization, the cell-specific role of HIF-1α remains incompletely understood. Thus, we hypothesized that HIF-1α, in a distinct subset of mesenchymal cells, mediates postnatal alveolarization. To test the hypothesis, we generated mice with a cell-specific deletion of HIF-1α by crossing SM22α promoter-driven Cre mice with HIF-1αflox/flox mice (SM22α-HIF-1α-/-), determined SM-22α-expressing cell identity using single-cell RNA sequencing, and interrogated samples from preterm infants. Deletion of HIF-1α in SM22α-expressing cells had no effect on lung structure at day 3 of life. However, at 8 days, there were fewer and larger alveoli, a difference that persisted into adulthood. Microvascular density, elastin organization, and peripheral branching of the lung vasculature were decreased in SM22α-HIF-1α-/- mice, compared with control mice. Single-cell RNA sequencing demonstrated that three mesenchymal cell subtypes express SM22α: myofibroblasts, airway smooth muscle cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells. Pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells from SM22α-HIF-1α-/- mice had decreased angiopoietin-2 expression and, in coculture experiments, a diminished capacity to promote angiogenesis that was rescued by angiopoietin-2. Angiopoietin-2 expression in tracheal aspirates of preterm infants was inversely correlated with overall mechanical ventilation time, a marker of disease severity. We conclude that SM22α-specific HIF-1α expression drives peripheral angiogenesis and alveolarization in the lung, perhaps by promoting angiopoietin-2 expression.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Angiopoietin-2 ; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia ; Lung Development ; Oxygen Sensing
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2023
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2023
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1044-1549
e-ISSN 1535-4989
Quellenangaben Band: 69, Heft: 4, Seiten: 470-483 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag American Thoracic Society
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
PubMed ID 37290124
Erfassungsdatum 2024-03-05